Information on Cape May Beach Tags

Cape May Beach tags are required effective April 1st and can be purchased from the City of Cape May at the address below. Please visit the city of Cape May site here view information on Beach Tags

When are beach tags required in Cape May? In season, you must have a beach tag to use Cape May’s beaches. Tags are required between the hours of 10a.m. and 5p.m., from Memorial Day Weekend in May through Labor Day in September. Beach tags are required for all beachgoers 12 and over and will not be supplied by your accommodations.

*Where can I buy beach tags in Cape May? In season, beach tags can be purchased at any beach entrance from beach taggers. A maximum of five (5) seasonal tags, per individual may be purchased.

How can I buy beach tags by mail? If you have questions, call the City at 609-884-9540 (but they won’t let you order by phone). To order beach tags, send a check to 643 Washington Street, Cape May

Beach tags will be available for purchase, in person, at the City Hall Tax Office, located at 643 Washington Street, from 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM, Monday thru Friday, excluding Holidays.The in-person per tag costs for a Seasonal Tag are as follow:

CASH OR CHECK ONLYA maximum of five (5) seasonal tags, per season, per individual, can be purchased.

Up to five (5) Seasonal Tags, per season, per individual, can also be ordered by mail. The mail order per tag cost for a Seasonal Tag is as follows.

**If two (2) names are listed on your check you are allowed up to ten (10) seasonal tags.**

Parking: Metered parking along the beachfront, with free parking available on side streets several blocks from the beach.

Rules: Coolers and food permitted. No alcohol. No restrictions on beach tents, umbrellas or canopies for daytime use. No bonfires or cooking permitted. Overnight camping prohibited. Ball playing and other games allowed away from beach bathers.

Handicapped access:Ramps to boardwalk at 17 streets along Beach Drive, with ramps from boardwalk to beach at Broadway, Third and Cove, Grant and Gurney streets and Trenton Avenue. Surf wheelchairs available at nine locations, with reservations suggested. Call (609) 884-9570 and chairs will be delivered by Beach Patrol. Four handicapped-accessible restrooms on boardwalk along Beach Drive. Parking meter fees throughout Cape May waived for vehicles displaying windshield placard or license plate. Boardwalk: Food and drink vendors across Beach Avenue all along the beachfront.

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